Upper Conn. Fly Suggestions

[aeops]

Hello all,
I am making my first trip to the Upper Conn. River area in NH in a couple weeks. Looking for opinions on trout flys I should bring and/or areas to go that you may know about. Its my first time in this area. I hear there are some good size browns and even brookies up theya! I'm purrty excited.

John

[NatickDave]

Here is my most deepfelt opinion--for fishing deep, nothing beats a wooly bugger as your terminal fly.

For the brookies, be prepared with a floating caddis (elkhair or otherwise) in case you get lucky and they are looking up for a meal. Also might want a striped-winged caddis to imitate the alderfly, which might be hatching.

Go get 'em!
NatickDave

[jsynnott]

Last time I was up there I helped a guy land a 5lb and then a 6lb brook trout on two consecutive casts. he was throwing a conehead muddler. So I would have a couple of those with you. I agree about the wolly bugger but don't be afraid to try color variations. I have started tying all white buggers and they outfish the black ones every time. PMD for your early morning fish, lots of nymphs and caddis for the mid day.

[keeper]

I just got back last night from a 4-day trip to Pittsburg. Also my first time fishing that area so let me share a few pointers that might save you some scouting (frustration) time. Before you go, check to see what the water release rate is from the 1st Conn Lake dam. Last Wednesday, they increased the flow to almost 4X the normal rate. It turned the river into a raging, muddy, dangerous place to be. When that happens it "hides" the pools that you are looking for. The fish are still there but you likely won't be able to get at them. This being the case, we fished what is known as "The Junction", which is where Perry Stream & the Conn come together. There were at one time 15 guys around this one hole- it was sad! You can find this spot off of Perry Stream Rd. (not too far south of 1St Conn Lake) If the water level is normal, hike down the tote road across from the covered bridge & you will easily find the more popular pools & people will be able to spread out. Now here's the "up" side of the report: even though we were tossing flies with many anglers around, we still managed to catch quite a number of Brookies, Landlocked Salmon & Rainbows! Nymphing with a dropper fly seemed to work best, with the most successful combination being a copper john on the bottom & an egg pattern up top. Other flies that worked were tan scuds & the ever-faithful olive woolly bugger. There's also a ton of great lakes to fish in the area but you need a boat & the right gear for that. Good luck on your trip- it's a beautiful area.

Keeper